Yankovic Parody Quotes & Sayings

I still say, 'Shoot for the moon; you might get there.' — Buzz Aldrin

My own personal tastes don't really have an effect on whether song is a parody target or not. But having said that, I try to pick songs that I actually like because I realize that I have to live with these songs for a long time, from when I'm working on them in the studio to possibly playing them onstage for the rest of my life. So I try not to pick songs that I know would drive me crazy. — Al Yankovic

I'm a music fan, and I can listen to the radio, or music, without thinking, "How am I going to screw this up?" [Laughs] If I'm really actively trying to think of a parody, then I'll have my antenna out, and be a little more proactive about it. — Al Yankovic

My personal taste doesn't enter into it a lot when I make my decisions as to what to parody. — Al Yankovic

Whenever I do a parody it's not meant to make you hate anybody's music really. — Al Yankovic

It's hard to really articulate what the parameters are that make one song parody-able and another song not, but if I can come up with a good enough idea for it, I go for it, and if not, then I have to move on. — Al Yankovic

To gain riches is wise; to pay for riches with happiness is foolish. — Solomon

What are you gonna do?" I whispered.
"I'm gonna do whatever I have to do to protect Luke while he does whatever the fuck he wants to do. — Kristen Ashley

I can be a voice. I can use my platform to help the younger generation. I think it's really important for them to understand how to do things the right way, and not just in sports, in life in general. — Allyson Felix

I go to third grade, and I'm scared to death. I'm just 6 years old, and the kids are so much bigger than me. — Philippe Dauman

There are a lot of songs that would ostensibly be a good candidate for parody, yet I can't think of a clever enough idea. — Al Yankovic

At this point I've got a bit of a track record. So people realize that when 'Weird Al' wants to go parody, it's not meant to make them look bad ... it's meant to be a tribute. — Al Yankovic

So that's why one of my rules of parody writing is that it's gotta be funny regardless of whether you know the source material. It has to work on its own merit. — Al Yankovic

By the time I'm in the studio recording my parody, 10,000 parodies of that song are on YouTube. — Al Yankovic